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UNITED STATES CHARLES KORFHAGE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGN- PATENT OFFICE.

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WORKMANS TIM E-RECORDER SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.634,241, dated ()cto'oer 3, 1899.

Application filed November 8, 1894. Renewed February 18, 1899. SerialNo. 706,062. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES KORFHAGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, (Brooklyn,) in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTime-Recorders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a face view showing some of the parts of a mechanismembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing part of such amechanism. Fig.3 is a side elevation of part thereof. Fig. 4 is a frontor face view of part of the primary motor or clock mechanism. Fig. 5 isa face view detached of the principal parts of the controlling devicesby which the secondary motor is released at intervals and also showingsome of the devices which actuate the cover or look that prevents accessto the motors. Figs. 6 and 7 are similar views of the said parts,showing them in other positions. Fig. 8 is a face view of parts of thesecondary motor and some of the devices which govern its movements. Fig.Dis a face view and a vertical section of part of the dial-train ofgearing. Fig. 10 is a face view and avertical section of the gear-wheelswhich actuate the cam that governs the weekly movements of the recordermotor. Fig. 11 is a face View and a vertical section of the principalclock arbor, the gearing thereon, and the'dial-hands. Fig. 12 is a faceview and a vertical section of the wheel which is actuated by the clockor primary motor for operating the keyhole-cover. Fig. 13 is a face viewand a vertical section of the disk which limits the time of each actionof the recording-motor. Figs. 14 and 15 each show a face view and asection of one of the levers for controlling the movements of the coveror look for the keyholes. Fig. 16 is a section of said levers, theirarbor, and also of the escapement-lever which governs therecorder-motor. Fig. 17 is a face view and a section of the cam-diskwhich controls the daily and weekly actions of the motor and alsoshowing the parts mounted on the axis of said cam. Fig. 18 is a faceview of a-section of the escapement-lever. Fig. 19 is a face view of thedisk which governs the daily movements of the recorder. Fig. 20 is aface view of the disk which, in conjunction with theaforesaid, governsthe weekly movements of the recorder. Figs. 21. to inclusive, each showin face view and in section levers and details. Fig. 230 is a side view,and Fig. 31 an end view, of a cabinet or casing c011- taining the entiremechanism. Fig. is a face view and a section of one of the intermediateor idler gears by which two of the secondary motors can be connectedtogether. Fig. 33 is a detail view of a port-ion of the slide forpreventing access to the looks.

The mechanism comprises means for making a record, a motor for actuatingthem, means for permitting the operation of the said motor, and aprimary motor for actuating the said means.

In the drawings the primary motor is illustrated as being aclock-movement of the ordinary sort.

At A,Fig. at, there is a spring barrel or casing containing a springadapted to be wound by a key and held under tension by the ratchet a andpawl (t (See Fig. 1.) The springbarrel carries a wheel a, which rotatesa pinion A, (see Fig. 4,) secured to whose arbor is another wheel A Thelatter drives the arbor B of the minute and hour hands through pinion AOn this arbor there is a larger wheel A, which rotates the pinion A,having on its arbor the larger Wl166lA ,Wl1lGlll11 turn drives the wheelA The latter rotates the wheel A which engages with the pinion A, andthe latter actuates the cscapement-whcel pallets and balance-spring at AThe gearing and shafting above described are mounted in and situatedbetween the front and back plates 0 O of the clock-movement. The arbor Bprojects through the front plate 0 and carries the sleeve 13, as shownin Fig. 11, secured to the pinion D, and the sleeve 13*, secured to thewheel The hour-hand E is secured to the sleeve 13 and the minute hand Eto the sleeve ll. The pinion D drives the dial-train of gearing,consisting ol. the

wheel D and the pinion D which gears back to the aforesaid wheel D thespeeds being in the usual ratio.

I have above referred to parts which may constitute the elements of anordinary clock.

I utilize the hour-pinion D for effecting the intermitting movements ofthe recording mechanism.

(Z d are two pins or projections secured to pinion D. Any number can beused, according to the desired frequency of the movements of therecorder. Said pinion D is also provided on the opposite face from thesaid pins (1 (l with two cam-surfaces (Z d for a purpose to behereinafter described. These pins engage every half-hour with a lever F,(see Figs. 1, 5, 6, 7, and 18,) which is pivoted atf, the inner endbeing elevated and the outer end depressed. Lever F carries one or moreinwardly-projecting fingers or plate-1n gs These extend through anaperture f, (see Fig. 16,) formed in the outer wall or plate 0 (see Fig.16) of the secondary motor, there being a corresponding inner plate orwall at C They act to stop and release the secondary motor, as follows:This motor comprises a driving-spring at G, (of any preferred sort,)with a winding-arbor g and having a barrel with a toothed wheel g. Thelatter drives a pinion G, on the arbor of which is a wheel This wheelengages with a pinion G on arbor g which also carries the wheel Gmeshing with pinion G on a supplemental arbor, and on which arbor is theescapement-wheel G. This wheel has a stop at g, adapted to engage withthe above-described arms or pro jections at f f on lever F. \Vhen thelever F is moved to take the parts/ f away from stop g the secondarymotor is released and the spring G acts to set the various wheels andarbors of that motor in revolution. On the spring-arbor there is apinion G which directly imparts the power and movement to the recorddevices.

II is a shaft of any desired length passing from the front to the rearof the plate 0 and extended backward any desired distance, this beingthe shaft or arbor on which the typewheels or record devices aremounted. It has a wheel II, engaging with wheel G and whenever the stopg" of the secondary motor is released by the disengagement ot' lever Fand the pinion G is moved a small fraction of a revolution will beimparted to wheel II and the shaft II.

Now the shaft H can be utilized as the support or driver for recorddevices of any suitable sort. At present I prefer and have shown ascombined therewith typewl1eels ll ll ll of the general character ofthose in the timerecorder of John \V. Poler shown in Letters Patent No.517,156, dated October 1, 1805, each of these wheels having an inkingmechanism II, a paper-feed, and a clutch at II for connecting anddisconnecting the wheel with and from the shaft II.

At ll there is a clutch-lever which can be actuated through a look (notshown in detail) situated at 11 Access to the lock is permitted througha keyhole II. (See Fig. 30.) If each type-wheel is appropriated by someindividual, he is furnished with a special key for the lock H by whichhe can move the lever I1 and the clutch II to connect and disconnect therecord-wheel H or 11 (be. The said Poler time-recorder being illustratedin the patent referred to, it is unnecessary here to illustrate ordescribe it in detail. It is suffieient to note that it is desirable toimpart a fraction of a revolution to each record-wheel at the end ofeach of several predetermined intervals.

By the mechanism above described the recorder-shaft II will be movedevery thirty minutes by the secondary motor, its motion each timecommencing as soon as the pin (.1 or (Z on wheel D of the primary motoror clock moves lever F down at the inner end and up at the outer end totake projections f f out of the path of stop 5 for thereupon spring G isfree not only toturn its pinion (Wand shaft H, but also the train ofgearing G, G G, G", G, and G.

In order to accurately gage the distance which the parts of thesecondary motor shall move, and therefore the movements of the shaft IIand the recorders, and also to insure that this motion shall at eachrelease contin uc su fliciently long, I combine with the releaselever Fmeans for holding it away from the stop g a predetermined period of timeafter the secondary motorhas commenced its move in en t. This consistsin the mechanism shown of a notched disk G (see Figs. 8 and 13,) securedto the arbor and situated outside the plate 0 hen the secondary motor isat rest, the outer end of lever F is in its lower position, it having apin f (see Fig. 18,) which lies in the recess 9'" in disk G. \Vhen pin dor (Z on the wheel D moves lever F, it throws pin f" out of the notch gat the same time that the stop or escapement plates atf release the stopg on wheel 0". Then instantly the secondary motor starts the disk G torevolving and brings the circular part g of its periphery under the pinj, which holds the latter and lover F up while the secondary motor is inaction, and it continues to hold it up during one revolution of disk Gor about eight revolutions of the escapementshaft or stop-wheel G-thatis to say, the stop-pin makes eight revolutions without contacting withthe stop-plates f or f but as soon as arbor g and disk G completc theirrevolution the recess at g comes beneath the pin f" on the lever F andpermits the latter to drop again to bring its stops/" f" into the pathof stop 9. In this way the movements of the pinion G and therecord-shaft II can be accurately gaged and easily controlled, and bythe employment of intermediate gearing and arbors such as described I amenabled to employ a powerful spring at G to operate a large number ofrecording devices, as

at II H &c., and yet can delicately control the movements of all theparts.

In order to insure uniformity in the rotation of the parts of thesecondary motor, use may be made of a fan or flutter wheel, as at G,driven by the wheel G1 through a small pinion g I have now followed theessential parts by which the clock mechanism or primary motor at everyhalf-hour removes the stop or escapement lever from the secondary motorto permit it to drive the record devices for a measured period, andduring that period any one of the individual recordwheel s II II will bemoved if its proprietor has theretofore clutched it to the shaft ll;butit is desirable to prevent the proprietor from so clutching or.startin g his wheel until the arrival of a predetermined instant, and Iprovide mechanism for accomplishing this. For instance, the mechanismwhich I have described can be employed with recording devices toindicate the time during which each of numerous operatives is atworl-that is, thehour of his commencing and the hour of his st0ppingwhich isdesirable in factories, shops, the. Suppose that it is desired to permitsuch operatives to indicate the time of their commencing work, providedthey do so before a certain hour, but that if they fail to enterappearance till after such hour they shall not be en titled to enter atall. I have provided mechanism for attaining this end, as follows: Thekeyholes H are normally closed by a locked slide-plate Ii, which is heldin normal position by a spring II In this slide there are apertures 11one for each keyhole H WVhen the slide is drawn outward, the apertures Hand keyholes H coincide and the operatives have access to their looksI'l respectively; but when the slide is in the inner position they arebarred out.

Now if it be assumed that the employer plans to allow those operativesto enter appearance and start their respective records who have arrivedbetween, say, 6.45 oclock a. 1n. and 7.02 a. m. for the morning andbetween 12.45 oclock p. m. and 1.02 p. n1. for the afternoon and that noothers can enter appearance his purpose is carried out as follows:

J is a lever engaging with the lock-slide ll", it being seated in anaperture j therein and being pivoted atj, (see Fig. 2,) so that it canswing.

J is an arm secured to lever J for operating it.

J (see Figs. 1, 5, (S, and 7) is a vertical lever pivoted at j near thelower part of the clockwork and having its upper end situated to impingeon the arm J at times. To move lever J, I employ a wheel I, mounted on astud 'i and meshing with the above-mentioned wheel 1) on the hour-arborB, the wheels being in such ratio that wheel I rotates once intwenty-four hours. It has a pin i, which is arranged to impinge on saidlever J and move it in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, at about 6.15 a. n1. Preferably an adjustable plate j, with a gradual cam-likeedge, is secured to the lever J to contact with the pin t". Thecontacting may commence somewhat before (hi5 a. 111.; but the purpose isto have the lever J thrown nearly to the limitof its movement at thatmoment and held in its outermost position till, say, 7.02 a. 111. Thismoving of lever J in the direction of said arrow and holding it out fortwenty to thirty minutes moves arm J lever J, and lock-slide II thelatter being brought to and held in the position where its apertures Hregister with the keyholes H and therefore during this period of timethe operatives who appear prior to 7.02 a. 111. can insert their keysand connect their record mechanisms, respectively, to the driving-shaftII; but at 7.02 a. 111. or thereabout the pin i passes the cam orprojection at j on lever J, and instantly said lever and the lever J andthe lock-slide II" move to their normal positions under the influence ofthe sprii'ig H and thereafter it will be impossible to insert any of thekeys, the slide-apertures H no longer registering with the keyholes I1and I combine with the lock-slide a positive lock, supplemental to thespring II to prevent tampering therewith, as follows:

J (see Figs. 5, (i, 7, and 27) is an arm pivoted to the lever J atj andpassing loosely through a sleevej and having its end adapted normally tolie behind the end of the lockslide H as at When in such position, itwill be impossible to move the lock-slide outward. When lever Jcommences to move in the direction of said arrow, it first withdrawsthis stop or lock rod J its upper end (that of lever J) not lyingdirectly against the arm J but against a spring J (see Fig. 2,) securedto arm J By the time it has pressed the spring so far that it can beginto impinge e11 arm J it has drawn the lock-rod J away from the slide ll,so that its further movement (that of lever J) can cause the swinging ofarm J and lever J and the outward movement of the lock-slide IP-thatisto say, under the assumption given the mechanism so far describedprovides for opening the lock-slide II at (3.45 a. 111. and holding itopen till 7.02 a. 1n. and for closing it at 7.02 a. 111. and positivelyfastening it thereafter. This positive fastening of the lock-slide IIwill continue until the next pin i on the wheel I reaches the lever J orthe cam projection] thereon, and this in the construction shown is timedto occur at about 12.45 p. 111., at which time the actions abovedescribed again occur-that is to say, the operatives have acecss totheir looks, respectively, until about 1.02 p. 111., at the close of thenoon-hour.

Those operatives who i n the morning gained access to their looks andrecord devices prior to 7.02 a. 111. had a record produced or indicatedat every half-hour beginning at 7.30 a. 111. up to and including 12111., and similar records can be produced or indicated at every IIOhalf-hour during the afternoon for those ontering appearance prior to1.02 p. m.

Now let it be assumed that it is the plan of the employer or of theestablishment to allow the operatives to enter appearance not onlyduring the periods above described, (6.45 to 7.02 a. 1n. and 12.45 to1.02 p. m.,) but also during brief periods at other times in themorning. For instance, assume it to be the desire that those notentering before the lockslide H closes at 7.02 a. 111. should haveopportunity to do so between 7.30 and a. m. and those failing to enterby that time should have opportunity between S a. m. and 8.053 a. m. andthat those still failing to appear at that time should have a finalopportunity at from 8.30 a. m. to 8.33 a. m., it can be aceomplished asfollows:

K (see Figs. 1, 5, 0, and 7) is a lever pivoted at 7; to the plate 0*.Itis connected byalink K to the aforesaid lever J, and its lower part 7textends down to and partly across the face of the above-described disk Gon the secondary motor. This disk has a pin which is adapted at eachrevolution to strike the lower end 7r of lever K and rock it in such wayas to open the slide H; but if nothing else is provided the slide andthe levers J and J will instantly return to their normal positions underthe influence of the spring 11 To provide means for holding the lever Kin its outermost position after being moved thereto by the pin 9 Ifurnish the lever K with a pin 7c and inter-pose between these parts andthe first above-described cams d d (on hourarbor B of the primary motoror clock) levers L and M. Lever L (see Figs. 15 and 16) is pivoted on astud at Z and has two in wardlyextending arms Z and Z, the latter beingabove the former and adapted to be impinged on by the pins (Z d on wheelD, while the arm Zinclines downward and has its point Z resting againstthe peripheral edge of the cam (P.

L, Fig. 1, is a spring engaging with the lever L by a socket at Z, Fig.15, and acting to press the inner arms Z Z up. The outer arm is providedwith a stop or shoulder at F, adapted to engage at certain times withthe aforesaid pin 73 on lever K. Normally the lever L is held so thatthe outer part Z is up, and therefore when pin g swings lever K thestops it" and U do not contact, but lever K immediately returns to theposition in Fig. 1; but at certain times (with the mechanism shown at7.30, 8, and 8. 30 a. m. and 1.30 p. in.) lever K can be preventedtemporarily from so returning, as follows: By examining the cam d onwheel D on arbor B (see Figs. 0 and 11) it will be seen that it has tworecesses or notches cl and (Z These are so timed that the recess dreaches or comes over the end Z of lever L at, say, 7.20 a. m., and therecess is of such length as to be over Z till, say, 8.50 a. 111. Duringthis period the lever L is ready to rock (the inner armsl Z up and theouter arm down) under the tension of the spring L; but it is preventedfrom so rocking by a pin 7.7 on lever K (which lies under lever L) till7.30. [it 7.30 the lever F is moved by pin (1, as above described, andreleases the stop-wheel G of the secondary motor, and the record-shaftII is moved a step and the disk G is rotated once. This disk just beforecompleting its revolution carries its pin g against lever K and moves itoutwardly at the bottom, the pin escaping from this lever K- just as thedisk G comes to rest; but lever K cannot swing back, because spring Lhas rocked lever L, the notch (Z permitting arm Z to move up andthrowing arm Z down, whose stop Z drops behind pin 7; on lever K in timeto catch it, and the lever K is held temporarily out, and it in turnthrough link K holds the parts J, J J, and H in their open positions,permitting keys to be introduced through apertures ll and keyholes 11This occurs, as said, for instance, at 7.30 a. m., (and other times tobe described,) and the lever K is held in its outer locked position forthree minutes; but at 7.33 a. m. the pin (1 (which three minutespreviously struck lever F and tripped the secondary motor) strikes theend Z of inner arm Z of lever L and presses it down a little, whichelevates the outer arm Z far enough to take stop Z away from pin 7;, andthereupon lever K is unlocked, and the spring H through the parts H", J,J J, and K throws lever K to its inactive position, as in Fig. 1, thesame spring H at the same time again closing the lock-slide ll over thekeyholes.

During the three minutes last referred to while lever K was held out bypin or lug Z and while said lever held the lock-slide 11" open entrancecould be made to their record devices by those operatives who had note11- tered between 0.15 and 7.02 and who had come between 7.02 and 7.30;but they could not get entrance to their records until after thehalf-hour-recording action at 7.30 had occurred in behalf of thoseoperatives who had entered at the earlier period-that is to say, at 7.30 the secondary motor first accomplishes the recording of the halfhourand lastly causes its pin g to open the lock-slide H" through lever K.Hence confusion is avoided and a well-defined separation of the recording acts of the mechanism can be maintained. Those operatives whodid not enter during the said three minutes from 7.30 to 7.33 must waituntil an instant after 8 a. in. At 8 the last-described operations andrelations of parts again occur, for, as above said, the notch (Z doesnot travel entirely away from end Z of arm Z till about 8.50. Thereforewhen the pin (Z at 8 oclock trips lever F and starts the secondary motorand the pin 9'' at the end of its revolution moves the lower end of thelever K out again spring L is free to throw arm Z up and arm Z down tohave the stop Z lock the pin and hold open the lock-slide ll" for threeminutes. At 8.33 pin (Z strikes cud Z of lever L and raises stop Zwhereupon the lock-slide ll is again thrown to the closed position. At8.30 occurs the final holding open of the lock-slide 11 this actionbeing again caused in the way last described, and at 8.33 occurs thefinal closing of the slide, because at 8.50, as aforesaid, the recess (Zin wheel 61 has passed beyond end of lever L, and Z thereafter rides onthe circular surface at (Z so that it is impossible for the outer arm Zof lever L to rock down under tension of spring L. Therefore at 9oclock, when the secondary motor is tripped by pin d and lever F andmoves the record devices one degree and revolves disk G once and the ping swings lever K out, the latter is not caught or locked, but instantlysnaps back, so thatthe lock-slide H is notheld open. Therefore nooperatives can get access to their looks or records.

The last-described actions occur also at 9.30 and at every half-hourthereafter up to and including 12 m.that is to say, at every half-hourthe secondary motor is tripped and actuates the record devices, but onlyfor the benefit of operatives who started their record prior to 8.33 a.in.

I will now refer to the parts and their relations and operations whichcome more particularly into play at about the noon-hoursay from 11.55 a.m. to 1.30 p. 1n.and let it be assumed that it is desired to effect themaking or indicating of a final morning record at twelve m., and thatthereafter no record shall be made or indicated until 1.30 p. m. for thebenefit either of those operatives who were present during the morningor who may present themselves at noon, and, again, that it is desired topermit free access to the locks and record devices from 12 m. to 1.02 p.m., either for turning'on or turning off the record devices. Toaccomplish the first purpose, the action of the secondary motor and ofthe record mechanism must be prevented at 12.30 and 1 p. m. Foreifecting this there is another stop at 0 (see Fig. 8) on the scapewheelG. O is a swinging stop adapted to catch stop 0 and hold the secondarymotor even though the above-described lever F be raised at thehalf-hour. Stop 0 is carried by an arm 0, pivoted at 0, and secured toan arm or crank 0 provided with a pin 0. A spring 0 (see Fig. 1)normally holds arm 0 up and arm 0 down, this spring pressing pin 0'against the periphery of a cam-disk P. Disk P retates once intwenty-four hours, it having a wheel P meshing with the aforesaid wheelD on the hour-arbor Disk P has a short camp and a relatively longer oneat 19, each adapted to bear on pin 0 and push it down and throw up stop0 in front of stop 0. Now the parts are so timed that the short cam 17 afew moments after twelve in. (and after the final recording action ofthe secondary motor at thathour) engages with the pin 0 and therebyraises stop 0', and the length of this cam 17 is such that it holds stop0 up till about 1.15 p. m. Therefore at 12.30 the secondary motor cannotact even though pin (1 moves lever F, for stop 0 is directly in front ofstop 0 and holds the scape-wheel G stationary. This is also true at onep. 1n. Consequently no operative is credited with any record after theone occurring at twelve m.; but accordingto the second assumption aboveit is desirable for some operatives to throw out their record devicesforinstance, those who will be absent during the afternoona'nd alsodesirable that those who newly arrive during the noon-hour should haveaccess to their locks and start their record, respectively; or, in otherwords, it is desirable to hold the lockslide H open from a few secondsafter 12 till, say, 1.02 p. m. To accomplish this, two devices (not yetreferred to) are employed. '1? is another pin on the aforesaid wheel I,so set that at about 11.55 a. m. it reaches lever J and begins to bearon the lock-slide H but its movement is slow and does not reach the fullopening position until about 12.55; but in the 1neantimeto wit, a fewseconds after twelvethe lock slide H has been fully opened by the pinand lever K, for it will be remembered that at twelve oclock there is amovement of the secondary motor, for record purposes, ending with acontact of pin 1 against lever K and an outward swinging of the latterto open slide H and the lever K is locked in its out position bya leverM somewhat similar to the lever L and mounted on the same stud m, thetwo levers lying parallel. and side by side; but lever M has its innerarm m and its end m in the plane of the other cam d on arbor B. Theouter arm on has a stop m, adapted to engage at times with the aforesaidpin 7;, this stop m being more or less similar in shape, position, andfunction to that at F. A spring 7H5, secured to lever M and bearingagainst a stud 'm, normally presses the outer arm in down and the innerat m m up. The said cam d has recesses which at times permit the springto move the end on up, these recesses being indicated by (Z (Z (Z and d.The timing is such that recess d comes above end m of lever M at about11.55 a. 1n.; but spring m cannot yet rock the lever M, because pin 7;is below its outer end, (see Fig. 1;) but at twelve 111., when the finalmorning recording action occurs and lever K is moved out by pin 9 at theend of the recording action, the lever carries its pin 7; beyond thestop m on lever M, and then spring m snaps arm m down, so that said stopm catches pin and lever K is locked in its outer position, andlock-slide 1-1 is held open. The length of recess d" is such that leverM will be held in this position until about 12.55 p. m., at which timethe end (Z of recess reaches end on of lever M, and the peripheral partof the disk d forces arm m down and stop on" up,

whereupon lever K is free to move a-short distance, far enough to carryits pin 7&1 inside of stop m", (because of the slot connection at 7.bet-ween link K and lever .l,) but not far enough to close thelock-slide ll". The locle slide is still held open at this particulartime,

(from about 12.55 p. m. to 1.02 p. m.,) from the fact that pin 27 is nowbearing full on the point of the cam edge j on lever J, so that thatlever and the parts at J J, and II are still held open, notwithstandingthe release of lever K from stop m on lever M. The pin r? is timed topass cam j at 1.02 p. m., whereupon lever J is released and spring Hcloses the lock-slide H Those operatives who have not entered appearanceby 1.02 p. m. are barred out till 1.30. At about 1.15 p. ill. theabove-described cam p has passed beyond pin 0, and the latter, undertension of spring 0 moves up against the inner periphery ofcamdisk I,thereby swinging stop 0' out of the path of stop 0, after which thescape-wheel G is ready to permit the secondary motor to actuate therecorder as soon as lever F is raised, and this raising of lever F isaccomplished in due course at 1.30 by pin (1, as above described.Shortly before 1.30 p. m.- say about 1.20 the recess d in the aforesaidcam-disk (Z on arbor 13 comes over the end Z of lever L, before referredto, to prepare for said lever L locking the lever K at the end of therecording action at 1.30, this locking being the same as has been fullyset forth and effected by the stop Z engaging with the pin 7; at the endof the revolution of the disk G and the lever K and the slide H are heldopen for three minutes to give operatives an opportunity for insertingtheir keys into their respective locks. At the pin (1 trips arm Z oflever L and raises stop Z releasing lever K and closing the lockslide HFrom this time (1.33 p. in.) till 5 p. iii. no actions occur exceptthose at the successive half-hours of tripping the secondary motor andmaking or indicating the periodic record; but I provide for permittingoperatives to enter their looks and disconnect their record devicesduring a period of five minutes at 5 oclock, ten minutes at 5.30, andtwenty minutes at 0 oclockthat is to say, open the lock-slide II from 5p. in. to 5.05, from 5.30 to 5.40, and from 0 to 0.20and Withoutinterfering with the half-hour-recordingaction, as follows: Shortlybefore 5 p. m. say at 4.50-the recess d in cam-disk (Z comes over theend m of lever M, so that when the secondary motor is tripped at 5 p. m.and the disk G makes its revolution the lever K will be locked by thestop m, as end m can rise into the said notch d. This notch or recess iscomparativelyshort, and the end wall thereof at about 5.05 engages withthe end on of lever M and throws itdown, releasing stop 'm from lever K,whereupon the lock-slide H is closed. During the five minutes at whichit was open there was opportunity for operatives to insert their keysand disconnect the clutches at H to stop their record devices for theday. Then at 5.30 substantially the same operation is performed, (at theend of the recording action,) the recess (Z having moved to a positionabove the end Hi/ of lever M and permitting it to lock lever K. Thisrecess can be somewhat longer than that at d", and therefore thelock-slide llf will be held open longersay for ten minutes from 5.30 to5.40aud at 0 p. m. the same results are attained because of the recesscl having reached the end m of lever M, and this recess may be stilllonger than the others, so that the lock-slide will he held open for,say, twenty minutes, or from 0 to (3.20. \Vhen the lockslide is at thistime returned to its closed position, it is the final action for the dayand the succeeding night of all the parts above described except thelever F (which it is not desirable to disconnect from the arbor-pins (Z(Z)that is, there is no further action dun ing the remainder of the dayand the succeeding night of the recording devices, the secondary motor,the lock-opener, the.

The above-described cam-disk P has a comparatively long cam p oppositeto the nooncam 21, and it is so related and timed that at about 0.15 p.m. it reaches the pin 0, pushing the latter down and throwing the stop0' again in front of stop 0 on scape-wheel G, and it (cam p) is of suchlength as to hold pin 0 down and stop 0 up during the night and untilabout 7.20 the following morning. Therefore the secondary motor and therecording mechanism will be held inactive until 7.80 of said morning,the said parts at 1), 0' 0 O, and O holding it till 7.20 and the leverF,with stops f f holding it till 7.30, at which time the first recordingaction of the day is desired. At the time of this first recording actionthose operatives will be automatically credited who entered appearanceprior to 7.02,

or about one-half hour previously, and the steps for the succeeding dayare the same as those above described.

From the above description the manner of preventing entrance into thelocks duringany night will be understood; but I also provide forpreventing such entrance during Sunday. This is accomplished by asupplemental camdisk Q, arranged to rotate once in aweek-for instance,by such gearing as is shown at R, R, R and R R is a pinion rotating withthe aforesaid wheel I and meshing with Wheel R, the latter being mountedon a studrand carrying a pinion R which in turn drives the wheel R solidwith or secured to said camdisk Q. This disk has a cam q so related andtimed that it shall during Sunday engage with and hold down the pin 0and prevent the stop 0 during that day from dropping out from the pathofstop O on scape-wheel G.

It will be remembered that the daily rotating cam 11 holds down the pin0 and stop 0 up from 0.15 Saturday night until 7.20 Sunday morning, andalso from 0.15 Sunday night until 7.20 Monday morning. There fore it isonly required that the cam 1 should be ready to engage with said pin 0at a suitable time prior to 7.20 Sunday morning and continue to engagewith it until a suitable moment after 0. Sunday night.

I prefer to ITS make this cam long enough to be in action for aboutthirty hours, more or less, beginning Saturday night and ending earlyMonday morning, so as to insure that the period of its action shallsuitably overlap the periods of the action of the daily cam 29.

From the above description, taken in connection with the drawings, Ibelieve that a full understanding can be obtained of the constructionand the manner of operating and using the mechanism, and that it is notnecessary to again enumerate the different actions and manipulationswhich are possible at the several periods during the day.

It will be seen that Iprovide means for producing or indicating a recordperiodically, means for rendering the record devices inactive atpredetermined times, and means for permitting access to the recorddevices at certain times and preventing access at others.

I have described in detail the construction and arrangement of the partswhich I have selected for the illustration of one way of carrying out myinvention; but I wish to be understood as not limiting myself to all ofsuch details exactly, as the essential features of thepresentimprovements can be preserved, although numerous modificationscan be employed in applying them. The present mechanism provides forallowing operatives to start their recorders at about 7 a. m.,'7.30 a.m., S a. m., 8.30 a. m., 1 p. m., and 1.30 p. m.; but it will be seenthat by varying the number and position of such pins as at d d and suchrecessed cam-disks as at d (Z entrance to the recorders can be permittedat more or less frequent times and duringlonger periods. I have alsoshown how the governing action of a single and comparatively smallprimary motor or cloek'can be applied to an indefinite numberofrecording devices. The wheel II on shaft H is connected by theidler-gears S S to a corresponding wheel I? 011 a second shaft II, whichis adapted to engage and drive another series of recorders. If the powerof the secondary motor at G is not sufficient, it can be readilyaugmented by employing one or more supplemental ones, as at T, the oneillustrated being shown as gearing with the second recorder-shaft II.For such additional motors the lock and eseapement at Ff g will besufficient, the gearing and shafting at G G, 850., being sufficient todecrease the leverage of the secondary motors, so that said escapementis sufficiently powerful and durable.

Ido not herein claim as of my invention any of the matters shown ordescribed in the application of John IV. Ioler, filed October 34, 1893,Serial No. $9,025, nor any of the features of construction incident tothe record ing mechanism herein illustrated or the devices permittinghand-control or key-control of the recording mechanism, as I concede thesame to be of the invention of said J. \V. Iolcr; but my improvementsare to be clearly distinguished from the i'nechanism illustratml anddescribed in said application. For example, in the Ioler constructionreferred to means were provided for limiting the movement of theclock-actuated eseapement-levcr for controlling the movements of thesecondary motor, whereby said lever, the secondary motor, and partsconnected therewith were held inactive during predetermined periods oftime, (during the noon-hour and at night;) but I have found that it ispreferable to allow such escapcment-lever to have free and full movementat all times, and therefore have provided means (the stops 0 O)supplemental to said eseapement-lever and engaging with the secondarymotor entirely independent of any movement of said lever.

I am aware that prior to my invention it has been proposed to constructa time-recorder in which a chart should be intermittingly advanced atregularly-recurring intervals beneath and in position to receiveimpressions from a series of spring pressed punches, the said punchesbeing connected with handles or pulls, by which theycould be movedawayfrom the recording-chart to compress the springs thereof, which when thehandles were released would impel the punches against the chart, makingan indentation or perforation therein. Again it has been proposed toprovide a recorder which should comprise a time-wheel having upon itsperiphery a series of numerals corresponding in form and relativelocation to the divisions on a clock-dial, such wheel being geared to asuitable clock to rotate in unison with the hands thereof, and one ormore printingwheels bearing numbers corresponding to the numbers on thekeys in the possession of the operatives. An operative by inserting hiskeys in a guideway provided forthat purpose would turn theprinting-wheel until the number on the periphery thereof correspondingto the key belongingto him was in aliuemeut with the nun'ieral on thetime-wheel which at that moment was in position to make a record. Whenthe parts were in this relation, an impression from the time andoperatives wheel was made upon a suitable tape. With such mechanism wasalso combined a lock for preventing access to the recording mechanismexcept at .iredetermined times.

I make no claim to either of the constructions referred to, but myimprovements are clearly distinguishable from either of them.

In neither of the said earlier constructions was the recording mechanismautomatically actuated from the motor; but in both the only record madewas effected by manual operation of some of the parts.

In the construction first referred to the operating devices were exposedand adapted to be operated at any time, whereas in my improvements theoperatives can only obtain access to the recording mechanism at certainpredetermined intervals, and with the other of such prior constructionsthe recording mechanism was inoperative and stationary except when a keywas inserted in the passage provided therefor. By my construction,however, the recording mechanism is stationary when the passage leadingthereto is open, and the record made by such mechanism is a continuousone, made while the said passage is closed, instead of one made only atthe time a key is inserted.

By my improvements it is possible to tell at any instant, on inspectionof the record, the amount due each operative, whereas by the priorconstructions referred to the record presented only the hour ofbeginning and ceasing work, and it was necessary for the timekceper tomake the calculations necessary to determine the amount due.

lVhat I claim is 1. The combination with the recording device, of theclock or primary motor, the secondary motor, the clock-actuatedescapement for the secondary motor, and means supplemental to theescapement for locking the secondary motor at predetermined times,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with the recording mechanism, of the clock or primarymotor, the secondary motor, means actuated by the primary motor forreleasing the secondary motor, a supplemental lock for the secondarymotor, and two sets of differently-timed de vices for closing andopening the said lock, substantially as set forth.

The combination with the recording mechanism, of the primary motor orclock, the secondary motor, two independent. locks for the secondarymotor, and two sets of lockoperating devices, both actuated by theprimary motor, substantially as set forth.

at. The combination with the recording mechanism, of the primary motoror clock, the secondary motor, two locks for the secondary motor, oneadapted to be moved out of the locking position by the primary motor,and one adapted to be moved by said motor into the locking position,substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the recording mechanism, the prime motor, thesecondary motor for actuating said recording mechanism, a lock forholding the motor stationary, means controlled by the prime motor forautomatically releasing said lock from the recording motor, and meansfor positively engaging and holding the lock out of engagement with thesecondary motor for a predetermined period of time after its release bythe prime motor and during which the recording mechanism isautomatically actuated by the motor, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with the recording mechanism and the motortherefor,of the lock for the motor, means for releasing the lock, and the notcheddisk G for holding the lock open during a 11 redetermined number ofrevolutions of said disk, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of the recordingmeehanism, a motor for actuating saidmechanism, a locking-lever adapted to prevent said motor from moving,means for releasing said lever from said motor, and a disk, H, geared tosaid motor and provided with a cam for holding said lever out ofengagement with the motor for a predetermined period of time wheneversaid lever is released from said motor, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination of recording mechanism, a motor for actuating saidmechanism, a lever adapted to engage with said motor to lock the motoragainst movement, means for releasing said motor, and a disk geared tosaid motor and having a notch or recess, to receive a pin or stud on thesaid lock-lever when said lever is in engagement with the motor, and acam-surface adapted to hold said lever out of engagement with said motorfor a predetermined period of time when the lever is moved fromengagement with the motor, substantially as set forth.

9. The combination of the recording devices, the prime motor, thesecondary motor for actuating the recording mechanism, ancscapement-lock for holding the secondary motor stationary, meanscontrolled by the prime motor for releasing said secondary motor fromthe escapement-lock at regular intervals, and a disk geared to thesecondary motor and having a peripheral cam adapted to engage with saidescapementdock and hold the same out of engagement with the secondarymotor for apredetermined period of time whenever said lock is actuatedby the prime motor, substantially as set forth.

10. The combination of the recording mechanism, the prime motor, thepinion 1) geared to the prime motor and having the laterallyprojectingpins, d d, the secondary motor for actuating the recording mechanism andhaving an escapement-wheel, G, having a laterally-projecting stop-pin,g" and an escapementlever, F, having one end extending into the path ofthe pins (Z d, on said pinion D and having laterally-projecting pins,/"flf", adapted to engage with said stop-pin, g on the escapement-wheelof the secondary motor, substantially as set forth.

11. The. combination with the recording mechanism, of the motortherefor, means for intermittingly releasing the motor at equalintervals throughout the day, and means supplemental thereto forpreventing the motor from acting at certain predetermined intervals ofthose aforesaid, substantially as set forth.

12. The combination with the recording mechanism, of the motor therefor,a lock for said motor, means for releasing said lock at uniformintervals throughout the day, a second lock for the motor, and means foractuating the second look at irregular intervals throughout the day,substantially as set forth.

13. The combination with the recording mechanism, of the motor therefor,means for releasing the motor and actuating the recording mechanism atpredetermined times,

the stop 0, and the cams p and p which actuate said stop 0 for lockingthe motor against movement, substantially as set forth.

14:. The combination with the recording mechanism, of the motortherefor, the lock for positively stopping the motor, means forreleasing the look at predetermined times, the disk 1? having the cams pand p, and the stop 0 forming a supplemental lock for the motor, andadapted to be actuated by said cams, substantially as set forth.

15. The combination with the recording mechanism, the motor therefor,and the clock mechanism supplemental to said motor, of means actuated bythe clock for releasing said motor at predetermined times toautomatically actuate the recording mechanism, and means substantiallyas described, timed from the clock mechanism, for locking said motor andthereby the recording mechanism against movement at noon and during thenight, substantially as set forth.

16. The combination with the recording mechanism, of the motor therefor,the clock mechanism, the lock for the motor actuated by the clockmechanism at uniform intervals continuously, the supplemental lock forthe motor, a daily acting device for holding said supplemental lockclosed, and a second Weekly acting device for holding said lock closed,substantially asset forth.

17. The combination of the recording devices, a casing inclosing saidmechanism and having a passage for permitting access to such mechanismfor manipulation thereof, a clock or primary motor, a secondary motorfor actuating the recording mechanism, a lock for controlling access tosaid passage in the inclosing casing, a stop for holding the secondarymotor stationary, means controlled by the primary motor for releasingsaid stop at regular intervals, and independent means controlled by saidprimary motor for removing said lock to permit access to the saidpassage and recording mechanism while sa-id stop is engaging with thesecondary motor, substantially as set forth.

' 18. The combination of the recording devices, a casing inclosing saiddevices and having a passage permitting access to said recordingmechanism, a clock or prime motor, alock or stop for preventing accessto said passage in the casing, a lever J, for moving said stop, having acam, j, a disk or gear wheel, I, geared to the prime motor and havingtwo or more studs or pins adapted to contact with said cam, j, a disk torock said lever and remove said stop or look from said passage, and asecondary motor controlled by said prime motor for actuating therecording mechanism at predetermined times when said stop is in positionacross said passage, substantially as set forth.

19. The combination with the recording devices inclosed in a lockedcompartment having a passage permitting access to or manipulation of therecording devices, of a sec ondary motor for the recording devices, amovable closing device for the said passage, a primary motor forreleasing the secondary motor at regular intervals of time of apredetermined number, and means actuated by the secondary motor foropening the said passage-closing device at intervals fewer in numberthan those aforesaid, substantially as set forth.

20. The combination with the recording mechanism inclosed in acompartment having a passageway permitting access to the recordingmechanism, of a lock-slide extending across the said passage and havingformed therein an aperture, a spring for normally holding such slide sothat its aperture will be out of line with the passage, a motor forintermittingly actuating the recording mechanism, means connected withthe lock-slide and adapted to be actuated by the motor to bring theaperture in said slide into alinement with the passage to the recordingmechanism, at predetermined times, and means for holding the recordingmechanism stationary while the said passage is open, substantially asset forth.

21. The combination with the recording devices inclosed in a compartmenthaving a passage permitting access to or control of the recordingmechanism, a cover or closing device for said passage, a motor for therecording devices, a clock or timing mechanism, means actuated by theclock for opening the said cover or closing device, and meanssupplemental thereto, for opening the same, actuated by therecorder-motor, substantially as set forth.

22. The combination with the recording devices, and a cover or look forpermitting and preventing access to or control of the recording devices,of a motor for causing the recording devices to make or indicate recordcharacters at intervals, devices for opening or releasing said cover orlook, a stop for holding said mechanism while the lock or cover is open,and a timing mechanism for releasing said stop, substantially as setforth.

23. The combination with the recording mechanism, and a cover or lookfor permitting or preventing access to or control of said recordingdevices, of a lock-opening mechanism, a stop or holder for said openingmechanism, means for moving it in opposition to said stop or holder, anda timing mechanism for releasing said stop, substantially as set forth.

2%. The combination with the recording mechanism and the lock or coverfor permitting or preventing access to or control of said mechanism, ofa clock or primary motor, a secondary motor controlled by the primarymotor, an opener for said lock or cover, means actuated by the secondarymotor for moving the lock-opener, and means actuated by the primarymotor for opening the look when the secondary motor is inactive,substantially as set forth.

25. The combination of the shaft H, the mechanism actuated thereby, theclock or primary motor, the secondary motor, means controlled by theclock for releasing the secondary motor, the stop 0 connected to thesecondary motor, the stop 0, the noon-cam p moved or controlled by theclock, and the means actuated by said cam for moving said stop 0,substantially as set forth.

26. The combination of the shaft H, the mechanism actuated thereby, theclock or primary motor, the secondary motor, means actuated by the clockfor releasing the secondary motor, a stop as at O on the secondarymotor, and opposing stop 0 the cam p actuated or controlled by theclock, and means moved by said cam for actuating the stop 0,substantially as set forth.

27. The combination of the shaft II, the mechanism actuated thereby, theclock or primary motor, the secondary motor, means actuated by the clockfor releasing the second ary motor, a stop 0 connected to the second--ary motor, an opposing stop 0, the cams and q, and means actuated bysaid cams for moving said stop 0, substantially as set forth.

28. The combination with the shaft H and the parts actuated thereby, ofthe clock or primary motor, the secondary motor, means actuated by theclock for controlling the movement of the secondary motor, a stop orlook for the secondary motorsupplemental to the last said means, a leverfor moving said stop, and two ditferently-speeded cams adapted toactuate said lever bot-l1 simultaneously and separately, substantiallyas set forth.

29. The combination with the shaft H and the devices actuated thereby,of the cover or look H for preventing access to said mechair ism, theclock or primary motor, the secondary motor, the lever J for openingsaid look, a wheel as at I adapted to actuate said lever, and meansactuated by the secondary motor for moving said lever, substantially asset forth.

30. The combination of the shaft H, the mechanism actuated thereby, thelock or cover as at H, for preventing access to said mechanism, a leverfor opening the look, a lever K connected to the aforesaid lever, themotor for rotating shaft H, means actuated by said motor for moving thelever K, and mechanism independent thereof for moving the firstaforesaid lever, substantially as set forth.

3 The combination with the recording mechanism having a passage forpermitting access thereto, of a lock bar or plate H adapted to closesaid passage, a lever adapted to move said plate to uncover saidpassage, a stop for normally preventing movement of the plate, and meansadapted to automatically remove the said stop and the plate-operatinglever successively, substantially as set forth.

32. The combination with the recording mechanism having a passage forpermitting access thereto, of a lock bar or plate normally preventingaccess to said passage, a lever for moving said plate to open saidpassage, a stop adapted to prevent such movement of the plate, a motorfor actuating the recording mechanism, and connections between the motorand said lever and stop, whereby the latter is automatically withdrawnand the lever operated to move the plate at predetermined intervals,substantially as set forth.

The combination with the lock bar or plate H, of the lever J, lever J,the mechanism for moving lever J, the stop-bar J and thespringinterposed between bar J and lever J, substantially as set forth.

3%. The combination with the lock bar or plate H, of the lever J, meansfor connecting it with said lock-bar H, the clock or motor for movinglever J, a supplemental motor, the lever K actuated by the supplementalmotor and loosely connected to the lever J whereby it can moveindependently thereof, substantially as set forth.

35. The combination of the cover orlocking devices H the clock orprimary motor, the lever J, means controlled by the lock or cover, astop Z for holding the lever, and a tripping device actuated by theclock for releasing said stop, substantially as set forth.

36. The combination with the lock or cover at H, of the clock or primarymotor, the secondary motor, means actuated by the clock for releasingthe secondary motor, the mechanism for opening the cover or look II, thelever L having a stop for holding the lock-openin devices,and trippingmechanism actuated by the clock for disengaging said lever,substantially as set forth.

The combination with the lock or cover at H", of the clock or primarymotor, the secondary motor, means for opening the locl; or cover, thelever M adapted to engage with the lock-opening devices, and thetripping devices actuated by the clock for releasing said lever M,substantially as set forth.

38. The combination with the recording de-' vices, of the clock orprimary motor, the secondary motor, the escapement or lock lever 13actuated by the clock for releasing the secondary motor, and meansactuated by the secondary motor for holding said loclclever F out ofengagement with said motor for a predetermined period, substantially asset forth.

39. The combination with the clock or pri mary motor and the secondarymotor, of the lock-lever F actuated by the primary motor for controllingthe secondary motor, and the notched disk-wheel G connected to thesecondary motor and adapted to hold said lever F out of engagement withthe secondary motor during a predetermined number of revolutions,substantially as set forth.

40. The combination of the clock or primary motor, the secondary motor,the lock or eseser n.

cover at H", the mechanism for opening said lock, the lever F actuatedby the clock for releasing the secondary motor, the means actuated bythe secondary motor for holding the said lever F out of engagement withthe secondary motor, and the cam-like pin connected with the last saidmeans and adapted to engage with the lock-opening devices, substantiallyas set forth.

etl. The combination of the recording devices, the casing inclosing therecording devices and having a passage through which access can be hadto said recording devices, a sliding plate, H, for preventing access tosaid passage, a prime motor, a secondary mo tor for actuating therecording devices, a le ver F, adapted to hold the secondary motorstationary, means controlled by the prime motor for releasing saidlever, F, from the secondary motor, a disk G geared to the secondarymotor and adapted to hold said lever out of engagement with said motorfor a predetermined period of time when said lever is actuated by theprimary motor, a lever J, connected with the slide 11 for controllingaccess to the recording devices, a disk or wheel, I, geared to theprimary motor and adapted to actuate said lever, a supplemen- HENRYPARTENFELDER, TmotrHY BoLL.

